HalfwayMO
A town of 152, settled in 1850. A regional job hub with 136 jobs.
Is Halfway a good place to live?
Halfway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Halfway stand out
Where Halfway beats most towns.
152 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Halfway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halfway, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Halfway.
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, more of Halfway’s residents live below the poverty line
The mean commuting time in Halfway is 14 minutes. Most working residents leave Halfway for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (25%), Buffalo (7%) and Bolivar (7%). The median commute is under 28 miles.
| Halfway | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 32% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Halfway’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to Halfway R-III. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Halfway teach 247 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 133 | C |
| Halfway SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 114 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
High risk in Halfway, with inland flooding at the top
One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Halfway households. On expected storm and flood damage, Halfway sits above 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 48% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Halfway is
77% of adults had a checkup this year in Halfway, where Missouri’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 79%. The share of adults in Halfway who have been diagnosed with depression: 27%.
| Halfway | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Halfway | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 56.2% | 60.4% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.7% | 84.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Halfway
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Halfway
About 0 of every 100 Halfway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Every workday, about 134 people come to Halfway for work
Where Halfway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Halfway
Village in Missouri, United States
Halfway is a village in Polk County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Halfway had a population of 151. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- ZIP code
- 65663
Questions about Halfway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Halfway, MO a good place to live?
Halfway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.